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As the Ravens (7-5) prepare to square off with the Miami Dolphins (7-5) on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium, here’s Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson’s checklist of things to keep an eye on. 1. Timmy Jernigan Now that dominant defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has been suspended for four games for testing positive for Adderall, a violation of the NFL performance-enhancing drug policy, the Ravens will have to make an unwanted to adjustment to life without the five-time Pro Bowl selection. Ngata is a rare run-stopping, pass-rushing presence who’s also capable of intercepting and disrupting passes. Without Ngata in the lineup, the Ravens will go with rookie second-round NFL...

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As the Ravens (7-5) prepare to square off with the Miami Dolphins (7-5) on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium, here’s Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson’s checklist of things to keep an eye on.
1. Timmy Jernigan
Now that dominant defensive tackle Haloti...

Ravens officials spent the bye week preparing for not only next Monday night's game against the New Orleans Saints, but for the final six-game stretch that will determine whether the team makes the NFL postseason.
With a 6-4 record, the Ravens are...

For a team that couldn't afford any missteps in the rebuilding of its offensive line, going from an established veteran at right tackle to an unproven second-year player seemed like a huge risk.
Though he was much-maligned by fans, Michael Oher started...

The Ravens have maintained an active dialogue with offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, and there's now optimism that an agreement can be reached, according to league sources.
Monroe and the Ravens have continued to negotiate to bridge a significant gap...

Negotiations between the Ravens and offensive tackle Eugene Monroe are heating up and sources predict that a deal will get locked up today, barring any unanticipated snags in the contract discussions.
The Ravens have been negotiating with Monroe for...

Fulfilling their top free agent priority, the Ravens have agreed to a five-year deal with left tackle Eugene Monroe, the first step in an expected offensive line makeover.
Monroe, whom the Ravens acquired from the Jacksonville...

I’m sure some Ravens fans hoped that the organization broke from its tradition of being patient at this time of year and went out and used much of the approximately $19 million of salary cap space that they had on the first day of free agency. Start out...

When the free-agent market officially opens at 4 p.m. today, it isn’t expected to be long before the top available offensive tackles – Branden Albert (Glen Burnie), Jared Velheer and Rodger Saffold – have new homes. But what about Eugene Monroe? Four days...

On an eventful first day of free agency that saw a ton of money change hands and a boatload of players change uniforms, the Ravens stuck to a familiar script.
About 30 minutes after the market opened at 4 p.m., the Ravens fulfilled their top free-agent...

I can’t imagine that Ravens officials were too thrilled when they learned Thursday morning that inside linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, who was cut last week by the Cleveland Browns, was given a four-year, $22 million deal by the Indianapolis Colts that...

The NFL's annual free-agency spending spree officially gets underway Tuesday, with the Ravens in a slightly different position than in the recent past.
An elevated salary cap, coupled with a few cost-saving moves earlier this offseason, has left the...

The Ravens did it again.
They aren’t the ones to steal the headlines on the first day of free agency -- they’ll leave that to teams like the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins -- and they weren’t able to keep everyone they would have liked --...

Now that the Ravens have decided not to designate offensive tackle Eugene Monroe as their franchise player, negotiations between the two sides are slated to continue.
It would have cost the Ravens $11.654 million on a one-year franchise tag for Monroe,...

The NFL offseason heats up on Tuesday when the free agency period begins and the NFL draft will take place next month. In anticipation of those events, blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will look at six key positions the Ravens might address in free agency...

On the first night of the NFL draft in early May, the Ravens will be in an unfamiliar position.
Accustomed to picking late in the first round during an impressive run of five consecutive postseason appearances, they will have a selection inside the first...

The Ravens are entering another offseason with a sizable question mark at the left tackle position.
That has often been the case since the days of Jonathan Ogden, whether it was Jared Gaither’s mysterious injuries, Michael Oher’s inconsistency, or Bryant...

The Kansas City Chiefs have released former Ravens offensive tackle Jared Gaither.
The 6-foot-9 left tackle signed with the Chiefs this summer after he and the Ravens parted ways. He was active for 10 games this season, but was a backup to Chiefs starter...

Five miles separate the workplaces of Brad Wilson and Ken Johnson.In their long and distinguished coaching careers, they've walked a lot further than that distance on their respective sidelines.Wilson is beginning his ninth year as the head football coach...

After they uncharacteristically allowed 129 rushing yards in their season-opening win over the Cincinnati Bengals, stopping the run seemed to be the biggest concern for the Ravens defense.But the Ravens have spent the last three weeks watching footballs...

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....